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they pretended to shoot ghazi several times. and when you're blindfolded and they fire the gun up in the air, it can be a very traumatic experience. and at the end of this, we were being moved to yet another location in the late -- around 11:00 last night local time. and as we were moving along the road, the kidnappers came across a rebel checkpoint, something they hadn't expected. so we were in the back of what you would think of as a minivan. and as we were driving along the road, the kidnappers saw this checkpoint, started a gunfight with it. two of the kidnappers were killed. we climbed out of the vehicle and the rebels took us. we spent the night with them. we didn't get much sleep. and we came right here. and we just got into turkey a short while ago. i still have on me, i think these guys do as well the bandages in our pockets. these are the clothes we were wearing. >> made from our bedsheets. >> yeah, they were torn from the bedsheets we were in. it was a traumatic experience. we're very happy to be here. we're in good h
they pretended to shoot ghazi several times. and when you're blindfolded and they fire the gun up in the air, it can be a very traumatic experience. and at the end of this, we were being moved to yet another location in the late -- around 11:00 last night local time. and as we were moving along the road, the kidnappers came across a rebel checkpoint, something they hadn't expected. so we were in the back of what you would think of as a minivan. and as we were driving along the road, the...
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our richard and ghazi and john are three of them. we and they and their families feel very lucky and very happy tonight that that is the case, even as we continue to be concerned about those for whom we cannot yet say that foreign correspondents and crews know exactly how dangerous it can be to report from a war zone. we know in part from their reporting that this particular war zone appears to be descending into just total chaos right now. you can see signs of that in the syrian government's apparent decision to fire scud missiles inside its own territory at its own people. they deny they have done it. nato says they have evidence they have. you can see it in the increasing alarm in the increasing reports that the regime may at least be moving its chemical weapons stocks around the country. you can see it in richard's latest reporting from the largest city in syria, a city nearly the size of chicago. richard reporting that at least some of that city is becoming all but uninhabitable for civilian. more than two million people live in
our richard and ghazi and john are three of them. we and they and their families feel very lucky and very happy tonight that that is the case, even as we continue to be concerned about those for whom we cannot yet say that foreign correspondents and crews know exactly how dangerous it can be to report from a war zone. we know in part from their reporting that this particular war zone appears to be descending into just total chaos right now. you can see signs of that in the syrian government's...
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ghazi, richard, john. and we should explain the reason secrecy was important here, the reason we couldn't share the fact that this was going on until it was resolved was to deprive their captors of the knowledge of the value of the prisoners they had. secrecy was in this case a life and death matter. and by the way, richard believes their captors were a pro-assad, pro-syrian government militia. so we'll take a break. when we come back, the gathering storm that could make a mark on holiday travel in this country. but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now i can be in the scene. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator working together to help improve your lung function all day. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be used more than twice a day. people with copd taking advair may have a higher chance of pneumonia. advair may increa
ghazi, richard, john. and we should explain the reason secrecy was important here, the reason we couldn't share the fact that this was going on until it was resolved was to deprive their captors of the knowledge of the value of the prisoners they had. secrecy was in this case a life and death matter. and by the way, richard believes their captors were a pro-assad, pro-syrian government militia. so we'll take a break. when we come back, the gathering storm that could make a mark on holiday...
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we tried to joke a little bit back and forth and keep our spirits up. >> richard, john and ghazi, we are profoundly grateful to see you this morning. i think we can just take a moment and say how beloved you are by this organization and how thankful we are you're with us. >> savannah spoke for all of us there. we are all so happy to know they're safe. these are our friends and coworkers, all combat zone veterans. we've all worked together in some tough places. and we should explain the reason secrecy was important here, the reason we couldn't share the fact that this was going on until it was resolved was to deprive their captors of the knowledge of the value of the prisoners they had. secrecy was in this case a life and death matter. and by the way, richard believes their captors were a pro-assad, pro-syrian government militia. so we'll take a break. when we come back, the gathering storm that could make a mark on holiday travel in this country. but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now i can be in the scene. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung functio
we tried to joke a little bit back and forth and keep our spirits up. >> richard, john and ghazi, we are profoundly grateful to see you this morning. i think we can just take a moment and say how beloved you are by this organization and how thankful we are you're with us. >> savannah spoke for all of us there. we are all so happy to know they're safe. these are our friends and coworkers, all combat zone veterans. we've all worked together in some tough places. and we should explain...